Faster Than Sound: KUTX Beacon Jay Trachtenberg Retires

Jay Trachtenberg retires from KUTX, Rick Carney steps down as Music Commission chair, and Johnny Bush ascends to honky-tonky heaven.

"...In 1998, "The Men of KUT" – Jay Trachtenberg, John Aielli, Larry Monroe, and Paul Ray –..."

Nov. 20, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Your Word Is Your Bond

Travis County moves toward broader pretrial release of the accused, but commercial bondsmen say it will never work

"...of bail in cash; by contracting with a bail bondsman, typically paying a percentage of the bail amount; by..."

Oct. 12, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

My Dog Skip

"...Directed by: Jay Russell. Starring: Frankie Muniz, Diane Lane, Luke Wilson, Kevin..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Trumbo

Blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo is essayed by Bryan Cranston

"...Directed by: Jay Roach. Starring: Bryan Cranston, Diane Lane, Louis C.K., Elle..."

Nov. 20, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Big Money for Big Roads

Deciding how the Mobility Bond is spent on Austin's most traveled streets

"...Election Day in 2016, when the $720 million Mobility Bond was still but a glint in Mayor Steve Adler's..."

Feb. 23, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

SXSW 2012 Film Awards

Audience and jury prizes announced

"...Grand Jury Winner: Beware of Mr. Baker (D: Jay Bulger) Narrative Feature..."

March 16, 2012 Screens Feature

Table 19

"...is pretty good – a batch of six strangers bond at a wedding when they are seated at the..."

March 3, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Adds Speakers, Films

Buzz Aldrin, Kesha, Cory Booker, Cecile Richards, and more

"...Notes to My Father D: Jayisha Patel Notes To My Father is a story of..."

Feb. 7, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Awards Announced

Jury and Audience picks

"...Grand Jury Winner: Beware of Mr. Baker Director: Jay Bulger..."

March 13, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Election Night Live

Up-to-the-minute midterm coverage

"...point it could be any combination of Jimmy Flannigan, Jay Wiley, or Don Zimmerman. Of the three Flannigan appears..."

Nov. 5, 2014 News Post by the News Staff

Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

"...Directed by: Jay Roach. Starring: Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley, Michael York, Mimi..."

May 9, 1997 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...the lineup are: Rogue’s MacGruber, from director Jorma Taccone, Jay & Mark Duplass’ Cyrus, Bernard Rose’s Mr. Nice, Tim..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Postmarks

Mixed Up Signals

"...The city uses bond funds specifically set aside for bicycle projects to attract..."

April 24, 1998 Column

Record reviews Reissues

"...and all of the reggae massive. 5 stars -- Jay Trachtenberg..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Music Review

SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...stories that are always linked to Austin, such as Jay Duplass, who returns with his latest comedy, The Baltimorons...."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

South by Southwest Falls for Ryan Gosling With The Fall Guy World Premiere

3 Body Problem, more announced for 2024 festival

"...online, a people-pleasing young woman unexpectedly forms a close bond with a grieving, childless man with the same name..."

Jan. 10, 2024 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Early Data Shows Progress at Four High-Crash Intersections

Number of accidents dramatically drops at intersections outfitted with new safety controls

"...Out of last year's $720 million Mobility Bond, the city set aside $15 million to address a..."

Dec. 29, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Postmarks

Don't Dissolve District

"...the District's board and the vote on a city bond proposition (Proposition 2) that would fund the purchase of..."

May 1, 1998 Column

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...the other who’s obsessed with the Manson Family. Cast: Jay Duplass, Linas Phillips, Leonora Pitts, Tobin Bell, Adam Chernick,..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Scanlines

Mallrats

"...determined to thwart the TV show, they consult with Jay and Silent Bob (Mewes and Smith himself)...."

July 16, 1999 Screens Feature

Further Reflections

SXSW Film Festival

"...Dir: Jay Chandrasekhar; Prod: Richard Perello; Scr: The Broken Lizard Comedy..."

March 21, 1997 Screens Feature

Tom Petty, Charli XCX, and Demi Lovato Headline SXSW Film 2021 List

Festival drops complete lineup, with 2020 titles getting their shot

"...and star of Natalie Morales’ Language Lessons, while sibling Jay joins him as producer for Sasquatch, an incredible tale..."

Feb. 10, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Council: I Get Around

On Birds, byways, and bridges

"...$1.4 billion in need but only $482 million in bond money, it took effort on the part of 30..."

April 27, 2018 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Is That a Wrap for Incentives?

Amid economic woes and a race-baiting controversy, the future of TV, video game, and film funding in Texas looks shaky

"...pie, TxMPA animation, video game, and visual FXindustry chair Jay Schuh said he understood that moviemaking's nomadic nature requires..."

Jan. 28, 2011 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Brothers Bloom

Adrien Brody and Mark Ruffalo are cast as the best con men in the world whose current swindle involves an eccentric heiress (Rachel Weisz) in this sophomore effort by the writer/director of Brick.

"...The opening sequence – narrated by a rhyming Ricky Jay – introduces the titular brothers as orphaned preteens on..."

May 29, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...official chance to add your two cents to the Bond Election Advisory Committee's deliberations, at a public hearing at..."

Jan. 6, 2006 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...• Budget and bond deliberations continued at the city, the county, and the..."

Sept. 2, 2005 News Feature

Little Hotel on the Prairie

Proposed hotel and golf course would be constructed on city-owned parkland.

"...not to go forward with the deal," says lawyer Jay Hailey of Locke Liddell and Sapp, who's working with..."

March 24, 2000 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

October Previews

"...the Canadian Rockies, boy and bear form a natural bond as they struggle to defy the unforgiving natural environment..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...at the Thursday City Council hearing on the city's bond issue proposal. The bond package is expected go to..."

May 19, 2006 News Feature

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